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Trailer series
Trailer plates in The Netherlands are devided in two series. O for large tractor trailers and W for small trailers and caravans.
At first the plates were white with black letters, but since a few years they have to be black on yellow. Unless the trailer has a bikerack or a mobile forklift hangin'on the back, then the plate has to be a white one.
There were various sorts of illegal plates made as you will see in the pictures.
1963-1966-OL 1966-1969-OP 1969-1970-OR 1971-1972-OS 1973-1974-OU 1975-1976-OV 1976-1977-OX 1978-1980-OZ 1980-1981-OD 1982-1983-OE 1983-1984-OF 1985-1986-OG 1986-1987-OH
Trailer O-series Side Code 4 (OB-00-BB)
Note:Side Codes 2 and 3 were never issued as O-series.
1988-OB 1992-OD 1996-OF 1999-OG 2003-OH 2005-OJ
Trailer O-series former white plates. In 2003 these plates were black on yellow with Euroband
Trailer O-series error plates
Trailer W-series
Trailer W-series Side Code 1 (WD-00-00)
1963-1969 WD 1966-1969 WG 1968-1970 WN 1970-1971 WP 1972-1973 WR WS WT 1974-1975 WU WV 1975-1976 WX 1976-WE WF WH 1976-1977 WZ 1977-WJ WK WL
Trailer W-series Side Code 2 (00-00-WD)
1977 WD 1978 WE WF WG 1979 WG WH WJ WK WL 1980 WL WN WP WR 1981 WR WS WT 1982 WU WV 1983 WX WZ
Trailer W-series Side Code 3 (00-WD-00)
1983 WD 1984 WD WE WF 1985 WG WH WJ 1986 WK WL 1987 WL
Trailer W-series Side Code 4 (WB-01-BB)
1988 WB 1989 WD 1990 WF 1991 WG WH 1992 WJ 1993 WK 1994 WL WN 1995 WP 1996 WR 1997 WS 1998 WT WV 1999 WX 2000 WY WZ
Trailer W-series Side Code 5 (WB-BB-01)
2001 WB WD 2002 WF WG WH 2003 WJ WK WL 2004 WN WP 2005 WP WR WS 2006 WT WV
Trailer from abroad. (BO) Buitenlandse Oplegger
